detachment (noun)
1detachment — ► NOUN 1) the state of being objective or aloof. 2) a group of troops, ships, etc. sent away on a separate mission. 3) the action or process of detaching …
2detachment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete ▪ clinical, professional ▪ She gazed at the body with almost clinical detachment. ▪ cool ▪ critical …
3detachment — noun 1) she looked on everything with detachment Syn: objectivity, dispassion, disinterest, open mindedness, neutrality, impartiality; indifference, aloofness 2) a detachment of soldiers Syn: unit, detail, squad …
4detachment — noun 1) she looked on with detachment Syn: objectivity, dispassion, disinterest, neutrality, impartiality 2) a detachment of soldiers Syn: unit, squad, detail, troop, contingent, ta …
5detachment — noun 1 (U) the state of not reacting in an emotional way, so that you can do your job properly or make the right decisions: Doctors need to have some degree of emotional detachment. 2 (C) a group of soldiers who are sent away from the main group… …
6detachment of the retina — noun visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation • Syn: ↑retinal detachment, ↑detached retina • Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑vision defect …
7detachment — noun Date: 1669 1. the action or process of detaching ; separation 2. a. the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service b. the part so dispatched c. a p …
8detachment — noun a) The action of detaching; separation. b) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation …
9detachment — noun 1》 the state of being objective or aloof. 2》 Military a group of troops, ships, etc. sent away on a separate mission. 3》 the action or process of detaching …
10Detachment (military) — A detachment (from the French détachement) is a military unit. It can either be detached from a larger unit for a specific function or (particularly in United States Military usage) be a permanent unit smaller than a battalion. The term is often… …